Garter



April 13,1926. Y 1,580,436

- F. J. KLEF'PERl l GAMER Filed June 23. 1924 Patented Apr. 13,1926-a y l I .All Y n UNITED STAT;ESI

` rnANxLIN J. KLEPP-En, oF nA-nniivfrowA.

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To all whom t `may concern.' A

Be it known that I, FRANKLIN PER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Earling, in the county of Shelby andV State of Iowa, have inventedcertain new,

f which form a pai-tof the novel stockingv ele# and useful Improvements in Garters, o which the following is a specification.

This invention appertains to garmentsupporters and more particularly to an im*- proved type of stocking supporter.

The primary object of the present inven-l tion is to provide novel means associated with the body of a garter for gripping the stocking, whereby accidental releaseof tliek stocking 1s prevented, the fastener being so constructed as to compensate for the thickness of the garment being supported, thereby permitting relatively heavy stockings to be held as effectively as relatively 'thin stockings. kf y A still further object of the invention is to provide a garter embodying a novel stocking engaging member including resilient arms for firmly holding the stocking about the stud of said member, thearms being adapted for movement toward and away from each other to compensate for different thicknesses of the garment being supported.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an improved garter of the above character, which will be durable and efficient in use, one that will be simple and easy 'to manufacture and one which can be placed upon the market at a small cost.r

IVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction,

arrangement and formation of parts, as will.

be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which drawings, I y Figure 1 is a perspective view of the garter. Y

Figure novelstocking engaging elements, .a. portion of the stocking engagingv element ybeing' broken away, thefe'lement being of a slightly modified form from thatl shown in Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings in detail', wherein similar lreference characters ydesignate lcorresponding parts throughout Athe several views the'letter A indicates a garter and B the novel stocking engaging elements carried thereby. The garter A can be of any desired characterorform andit is to be understood that the same can be simply shown to illustrate the use of the improved 2 is a detail elevation of oneV ofthe stocking engaging element B. As shownl the garter Acomprises an annular limb'enthereon or connected therewith, and the ends ment B.

Each stocking engaging` element B has*v formed transversely k.across the tabs 7 adj acent lto the upper end thereof with a sleeve or hinge barrel 8 for a purpose, which will be hereinafter more fully described. A headedV stu-d 9 isc-arried by the tab 7 adjacent to its lower end and the stocking to be supported is adapted to bepla-ced over this stud inthe kmanner common with ordinary stocking supporters. In accordance with this invention oppositely bowedV arcuate resilient arms 10 and 11 are provided and these arms areconnected at their upper ends to the terminals of a connecting bight portion 12 which is rotatably mounted within the sleeve or barrel S'ffThe lower ends of the arcuately bowed arms 10 and 11 are provided with substantially semi-circular vjaws or grips 13VV for engagingaboutthe shank of the stud 9 and the outer terminals of` these grips are provided with outwardly extending pieces 14. which rests upon the said arms'lO and 11 and are thus held away fromY the stocking or the like so as not to injure the same. yIt will be readily seen that should V'the finger pieces be permitted to engage the stocking or the like, they would be very apt to tear the same.

so- Y fin ger 185 In Figure 2 a slightly modifiediform of l the invention isl shown in which the arcuate grips 13 extend aI slightlyl greater distance Vthan half way around the shank ofthe stud y9 so that the outer or free terminals of the Y grip will lie in overlapping relation. relative to one another. The outer lterminals of the grips are then provided with `relatively short outwardly extending arcuate finger gripping portions 15.

In'use of element the n stocking to be supported'is placed over the'headed studv 9 vafter Awhich thevbowedarms 10 and 11 are swung/down toward thepstud and the kfinger grips are grasped by the operator and pulled in op-r posite directions so as to flex the arms 10v and 11 and to permitthegrips 13 to extend about theA shank of the stud outwardly of the head, after 'which the finger pieces are the improved stocking engaging i released andthey grips 13 will firmly hold the stocking in intimate Contact with the stud carried by the tab, a pair of resilient stud by the inherent resiliency thereof. NOW arms also carried by the tab, each being` it is obvious that if the stocking is formed bowed longitudinally and having their of relatively heavy material that the grips curves arranged in opposed relations said 15 5 can Hex laterally so as to compensate for the arms being provided With grips arranged to thickness thereof. engage said stud, the outer terminals of the Changes as to detail may be made Without grips being provided with diverging linger departing from the spirit or the scope of pieces resting upon the opposite arms. this invention, but In testimony whereof I afX my signature. 10 What I claim as new is A garment supporter comprising a tab, a FRANKLIN J. KLEPPER. 

